Device for lining railway tracks



Feb. 15, 1927. 1,618,019

H. J. MILLER DEVICE Fon LINING RAILWAY TRM-:Ks

v Filed Jan. 19. 1926 @mit v1 zoom I Gttoznu Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

UNITED srrs reNr`orr1cfE- DEVICE ron LINING RAILWAY' TRACKS.

Application led January .This invention relates to'devices for lining railway tracks. v Y c y TheV object is to providea strong anddurableV device of simple construction tobe I usedin railroadconstructionand repair or maintenance work for` the purpose Vof lining lup rails or sections/of trackv which require horizontal or vertical adjustment, sa1dopcreationsL which lare very difficult, requiring 1'0 many workmen, being AInore'yeasily and quick-ly accomplished ,with the use of the present Ydevice and'witha minimum amount of labor.v Y t f Another object is to Vprovide' a lining device vfor railroad tracks 4which may be used irl-conjunction with any ofthe wellknown and powerful jacks used in connection withl railroad work,'whereby the rail or rails to be moved and adjustedV may be raisedl from the ground or ballast'suiiiciently to permit same tobey free andreadily shifted lin the desired lateral direction, and then to be tamped or.

chocked in the usual Amanner at the proper elevation and in properlongitudinal aline# ment with, the 5 adjoining portions of the track, theinvention beingV adapted to be' placedin'position at any place; along the rail so asto properly, engage .the `saine for the purpose. 1 f 4 "g @A fullandcomplete` understanding of the invention may be obtained froma consideration of the "following detailed description,

taken in connectioniwith the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, it being understood that while the drawing shows a practical form of the invention, the latter is not tobe confined to strict conformity with vthe, showing thereof, but may v'be changed or'modied, so longas'such changesVv 40 or modications'mark no material departure from the salient features of theinvention, as

specifically pointedl out Vin l the appended 1e, 192s. serial Np. saam. f

in the formarelatively heavy metal plate of rectangular form having a widthsomewhat less than the distance between rail-f Yroad ties anda length substantially three times as great thel width thereof, saidf plate being sufficiently thick. as t prevent of vliftfl bending whene'under the greatstrain ing therailsl when in use.Vv

vided 'with `two pairs of upstanding, opposed posts. V2 and 3 respectively, the pairs being Adjacent to one end the baseplate lis pro-` arranged vin spaced, parallel relation to each otherV and equidistant from the longitudinal center line of the base plate. The endfposts 21are spacedffroniv the adjacent endof t-he base plate, andl the several posts are 'rigidly mounted'on the base member in any suitable manner and are provided near their upper ends, with apertures alined longitudinally of thebase member, for the reception of bolts fi having suitable heads and vnuts bearing against the faces of the posts to rigidlyV hold the bolts in'position, and tope'rmitfthe removal of the bolts 'whendesired bysimply l turning off the. nuts, for a purpose to be de V scribed.

'A metal bar 5, commonly known as a` Vcrowding bar, and formed preferably of heavy wrought iron or steel ismounted longitudinally of the base platewithV one: end located between the pairs of posts 2 and 3, said end being rounded, as shown at 6, and adapted tobearfupon the base plate between thev pairs ofposts and to act asa fulcrum for the crowding bar when the opposite end ofthe latter iselevatedf v transverselyk disposed metal pin is mounted in a suitable aperture formed in they rounded end of the bar and concentricallyjto the same, said pin extending outwardly ank equal distance on either side of the bar 5 toY constitute trunnions7 vwhich project bet-Ween the posts2 and y3 of each pair respectively, and form a loose connection between the crowding bar and the base member and pre-l vent separation of the two parts. The thickness of the bar 5k is'somewhat less than the distance between the pairsof posts andl considerable lateral play is provided for the said bar, andthe diameter of the trunnions is considerably lessthan the space between the posts 2 and 3 of each pair for the same purpose, fsoV that the rounded, nose end of thecrowding bar may freely rock onthe base `v its ylength with theficoncave surface uppermost and, adjacent to the free end thereof, is provided with a horizontal, transverse aperture 8 in which is engaged a stout' y. Wrought iron or steel link 9, closed at each end and adapted to freely swivel in the said. aperture 8.

The link 9 is adapted to be placed over the lifting toe 10 of an ordinary track jack 11,'which may be of any of the well known constructions'in common use on railroads,

the same having the usual operating handle 12 adapted Vto be rocked up and down and having means for actuating the vertically movable rackY bar 13 to which the toe 10 isA connected, and having suitable means for engaging the bar 13 to hold the same at the desired elevation.

' The base plate 1 is provided with a'trans- 4verse cleat 14 secured to the upper face thereof in any desired manner and located at an intermediate point between its ends, said cleat serving as a rest for the crowding bar ato hold the link end elevated when not in use', and 'at thesame time'to serve as a stop for the extended base 15 which is integrally .joined tothe standard 16 of the jack 11 so as to prevent any inward slipping movement,l of the jack upon the base member 1 when under load. Y Y

rThe upper concave face of the crowding bar 5 has its side edges bevelled, as shown at 17, so as to reduce the friction when engaged with the edge of the flange 18 of the rail 19, as it is desired that the latter slip alongL the bar 5 as the lifting operation proceeds. 4

In operation, the base plate is placed upon the 4ground or ballast between the ties 2O 4of the track and said base, if desired, may

be mounted on a stout vpiece of wood or other material, holes 1EL being provided in the base for that purpose. The jack 11 is then placed thereon with the foot or base 15 abutting the transverse cleat 14, and the bar 5 isrelevatedso that the link Qfmay pass over the toe 10 of thelifting jack. By proper operation of the handle 12 the bar 5 is caused to rise and engage the flange of the rail, and

byreason ofthe curvature thereof said rail is raised sufficiently .to be free of the ground orV ballast andthe same willslide along the edge Y of the bar inI a lateral direction to shift saidV rail, together with the ties and the other rail to the proper position to aline with the rest of the track.

From the foregoing it will be seen. that a simple, strong and durable device has been provided for use in alining tracks when the saine have become disalined from washouts, wrecks, or from other causes, or for use when constructing roads, the device being easily and quickly placed in operative positionto lift and to move tracks and readily connectedfrwith any form oftrack jack the power from Ywhich is utilized thro-ugh the arcuate crowding bar to affect thetrack in the desired manner; and it will be further seen thatl the strain imparted to the said bar is placed directly upon the base plate so that the danger of breaking or deranging the few simple parts ofl the devieeis reducedk toa minimum, and'by V reason ofv theV trunnionsf, posts2 and 3, and the boltst, the

bar is permitted to sovfunction'and yet is ref" '1"' tained at all times, upon the basevmember and may only be separated therefrom byv the removal of said bolts.y Y

What is claimed is adapted to rest on the ground betweenV Vthe ties, a crowding bar located above the baseV and adapted to fulcrum at' one end directly upon the base, outstandingtrunnions carriedk at the fulcrum end of thebar, pairs of upstanding, spaced posts mounted on the base at either side of the said `fulcrum. end and adapted to abut the' trunnions to limit the longitudinal movement.ofthebar upon the base, removable bolts Vjoining'the upper ends of each pair of posts to prevent separaj tion of the bar and base, and means Vcarried by the free end of the bar for direct connection with a track jack.

2. A track lining device vcomprising a flat, metal base of rectangular'form,`spaced pairs of upright posts rigidly mounted on the Y base adjacent to one end of the same, the posts of each pair being spaced apart longitudinally Vof the base to constitute spaced abutments, a crowding bar arranged lo'i'igi-J tudinally of the base andhavingoutstan'd-A ing trunnions at one end adapted to project between the abutments, said end of the bar being rounded to fulcrum directly on" the base when the other end ofthe bar5 is lifted, and a link pivoted to the'outer'end of the bar to receive the toe Vof a tracky jack.

8. A track lining device comprising a fiat, metal base of rectangular form, spaced pairs of upright posts rigidly mounted on the base adjacent to one end of thev same, the posts of each pair being spaced.' apart longitudi# nally of the base to constitute spaced abut-V ments, a crowding bar arrangedlongitudinally of the base and having outstanding trunnions at one end adaptedfto project be-Y tween the abutments, said endV of the bar being rounded to fulcruin Vdirectlyy on thebase 4 9o 1. A track lining device comprising a base 1,619,019 y l Y .y

when the other end of the bar is lifted, seid the base to normally hold the bar elevated bar being curved throughout its lengthwlth und to act as astop for the base oise-id jack.

its concave side uppermost and having the In testimony, that I claim the foregoing 10L edges of said upper side beveled, a sWivelled as my own, I have hereto afixed my slgnalink carried by the free end of the crowding ture.v p bar for connection with a track jack and ay v transverse cleat mounted intermediately on Y HARMON JOHN MILLER. 

